Skies of Gray
A/N This is the final chapter of Skies of Gray. Enjoy.
It was the third day after the ball and everything was back to normal. The Elementals had returned to swearing at Pansy, Millicent, Crabbe, and Goyle, Draco had returned to sneering at the Gryffindors, and they returned the gesture with -er- comments.
On this particular day, Ara was on her way to Professor Lupin's office. She paused at the door, listening to the voices within. Smiling slightly, she lifted her fist and knocked on the heavy door. There was a brief silence and then the command to enter. "You wanted to see me?"
Professor Lupin nodded. "I think you have noticed that only you, your friends, Draco and another girl, haven't gotten your reports back."
"No!" she pretended to gasp, casting a sideways glance at the large black dog. "I hadn't noticed."
"Would you please return them to their owners?" he asked. "And ask that they stop writing between the lines as well."
Ara felt a moment of panic that showed on her sickly face then smiled. "You saw that. Hmm." She seemed to be thinking. "It's not something that we can control. It just happens. Though you are the first one to notice."
"Lupin have you seen-" Snape stuck his head in the room. "Ara, you need to take the potion."
She glared at him. "I am not taking that disgusting concoction. I do not want to sleep." She crossed her arms defiantly. "And you can't make me." Then seeing her uncle's implacable expression sighed. "Where's the damn potion?"
"Dungeons." Snape glanced around, his eyes coming to rest on the dog. He sneered. "How cute."
"Yeah." Ara agreed. "Who would have known that Sirius Black was a cute dog?" she breezed out.
With a slight pop, Sirius transformed. "Dare I ask?"
"No." Snape snapped. "What the hell are you doing here?"
"Such language." Sirius tutted. "What if someone heard you?"
Someone already has." the Potions master snapped. "There are three girls out there guarding the door. Apparently they know you are here and are going to make sure you don't get caught. Why they would want to do such a thing is beyond me."
The door cracked open. "Vegas thinks he's cute." Ara laughed.
"Moonie!" Another girl shouted.
The door slammed shut. Sirius raised an eyebrow at his friend. "Moonie?"
Lupin was about to reply when the door cracked open again. "She's half werewolf." the turquoise dreadlocked girl grinned.
"Vegas!"
again the door slammed shut then cracked open again. "We're done." The dark haired girl said, frowning. "sorry." the door slammed shut for the final time.
"Do I-"
"No!"
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Draco paced the confines of his dorm, restlessly. He hadn't seen Ginny since the ball, not that he cared. He sighed and ran a hand through his neat blond hair. He was lying to himself. he did care. Why he did was beyond him though. He heard the wall to the common room slide open, then laughter. scowling, he went to tell whoever it was to shut the hell up, only to find his cousin, Halo and Vegas draped over the funiture, gasping for breath.
"Draco!" Ara laughed. "Vegas is-" she gasped for breath. "Vegas is- she's in love with an older man."
Draco's silver eyes widened. "Please tell me it isn't Snape."
"nah." ara waved a hand dismissively. "That's Halo." She pretended not to see how ill he looked. "Vegas has a crush on Sirius Black."
"that is sick." he sneered. "You're all sick."
Ara shot to her feet. "rephrase that, Dragon or I'll rip out your throat." she hissed.
"Fine." He crossed hisd arms. "You three are strange creatures."
"Thank you." they chorused.
draco snarled, spun on his heel and stalked out.
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Ara let the cool rain flow over her without noticing the chill. Her silver robes clung to her like a second skin, outlining every curve and angle. Her strong muscles were outlined just as clearly as her breasts. Her long brown hair flowed down her back, past her hips.
As the thunder rolled, Ara leaned against the railing of the Astronomy Tower and sang softly. It was an old Irish lullabye that her grandmother on her father's side had taught her when she was young. But Deirdre Kathleen O'Brian Montgomery had died three years ago leaving her son and grandchildren desolate.
Ara thought back to her little sister. Shayla. She hadn't died in train accident like she'd said to the other students. Nor had Ara killed her like the rumors said. Not truly. She'd saved her from a fate worse than death. Immortality. Shayla had begged to die, but the wizard who would have given her the immortality didn't beleive her. He thought it couldn't be reversed. the Elementals had appeared from nowhere, Ara at the head like a vengeful Goddess. Her white and blue fire had ripped into her sister and yanked her soul away. Shayla had immediatly turned on the wizard who obliterated her physical form. Ara had no choice then. She was the Elemental of Spirit. She destroyed her sister's soul, once so white, then gray when ripped, and finally black as she tried to regenerate her body.
sobs racked Ara's slender form, and the lullabye faded away. An arm slipped around her and she turned and buried her face in Lupin's neck. Slowly he rocked her back and forth waiting for her sobs to subside. When they did and crystalline, blue eyes looked up, he couldn't resist.
He kissed her.
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Draco leaned leaned against the wall, and stared blankly at the floor. He couldn't think any more. He could only feel. So when Ginny appeared from nowhere, he couldn't stop himself. He reached out and pulled her into the shadows with him.
"Ginny." he groaned and lowered his lips to hers.
Ginny stood up on tiptoes to wrap her arms around his neck, and kissed him back. She had never felt this way before. Not even with Harry. There was something about Draco that defied reason. And Ginny was willing to give up everything just to be with him like this forever.
The End
A/n Sad that it's over? Don't worry. Look for the sequel Skies of Red coming soon.
Thanx to:
Meg Binks
franthephoenix: thank you for reveiwing every chapter. I feel special. *TwIsTeD_ScRiBe rolls her eyes*
Until the sequel.
A/N This is the final chapter of Skies of Gray. Enjoy.
It was the third day after the ball and everything was back to normal. The Elementals had returned to swearing at Pansy, Millicent, Crabbe, and Goyle, Draco had returned to sneering at the Gryffindors, and they returned the gesture with -er- comments.
On this particular day, Ara was on her way to Professor Lupin's office. She paused at the door, listening to the voices within. Smiling slightly, she lifted her fist and knocked on the heavy door. There was a brief silence and then the command to enter. "You wanted to see me?"
Professor Lupin nodded. "I think you have noticed that only you, your friends, Draco and another girl, haven't gotten your reports back."
"No!" she pretended to gasp, casting a sideways glance at the large black dog. "I hadn't noticed."
"Would you please return them to their owners?" he asked. "And ask that they stop writing between the lines as well."
Ara felt a moment of panic that showed on her sickly face then smiled. "You saw that. Hmm." She seemed to be thinking. "It's not something that we can control. It just happens. Though you are the first one to notice."
"Lupin have you seen-" Snape stuck his head in the room. "Ara, you need to take the potion."
She glared at him. "I am not taking that disgusting concoction. I do not want to sleep." She crossed her arms defiantly. "And you can't make me." Then seeing her uncle's implacable expression sighed. "Where's the damn potion?"
"Dungeons." Snape glanced around, his eyes coming to rest on the dog. He sneered. "How cute."
"Yeah." Ara agreed. "Who would have known that Sirius Black was a cute dog?" she breezed out.
With a slight pop, Sirius transformed. "Dare I ask?"
"No." Snape snapped. "What the hell are you doing here?"
"Such language." Sirius tutted. "What if someone heard you?"
Someone already has." the Potions master snapped. "There are three girls out there guarding the door. Apparently they know you are here and are going to make sure you don't get caught. Why they would want to do such a thing is beyond me."
The door cracked open. "Vegas thinks he's cute." Ara laughed.
"Moonie!" Another girl shouted.
The door slammed shut. Sirius raised an eyebrow at his friend. "Moonie?"
Lupin was about to reply when the door cracked open again. "She's half werewolf." the turquoise dreadlocked girl grinned.
"Vegas!"
again the door slammed shut then cracked open again. "We're done." The dark haired girl said, frowning. "sorry." the door slammed shut for the final time.
"Do I-"
"No!"
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Draco paced the confines of his dorm, restlessly. He hadn't seen Ginny since the ball, not that he cared. He sighed and ran a hand through his neat blond hair. He was lying to himself. he did care. Why he did was beyond him though. He heard the wall to the common room slide open, then laughter. scowling, he went to tell whoever it was to shut the hell up, only to find his cousin, Halo and Vegas draped over the funiture, gasping for breath.
"Draco!" Ara laughed. "Vegas is-" she gasped for breath. "Vegas is- she's in love with an older man."
Draco's silver eyes widened. "Please tell me it isn't Snape."
"nah." ara waved a hand dismissively. "That's Halo." She pretended not to see how ill he looked. "Vegas has a crush on Sirius Black."
"that is sick." he sneered. "You're all sick."
Ara shot to her feet. "rephrase that, Dragon or I'll rip out your throat." she hissed.
"Fine." He crossed hisd arms. "You three are strange creatures."
"Thank you." they chorused.
draco snarled, spun on his heel and stalked out.
**************************************************************************** ***
Ara let the cool rain flow over her without noticing the chill. Her silver robes clung to her like a second skin, outlining every curve and angle. Her strong muscles were outlined just as clearly as her breasts. Her long brown hair flowed down her back, past her hips.
As the thunder rolled, Ara leaned against the railing of the Astronomy Tower and sang softly. It was an old Irish lullabye that her grandmother on her father's side had taught her when she was young. But Deirdre Kathleen O'Brian Montgomery had died three years ago leaving her son and grandchildren desolate.
Ara thought back to her little sister. Shayla. She hadn't died in train accident like she'd said to the other students. Nor had Ara killed her like the rumors said. Not truly. She'd saved her from a fate worse than death. Immortality. Shayla had begged to die, but the wizard who would have given her the immortality didn't beleive her. He thought it couldn't be reversed. the Elementals had appeared from nowhere, Ara at the head like a vengeful Goddess. Her white and blue fire had ripped into her sister and yanked her soul away. Shayla had immediatly turned on the wizard who obliterated her physical form. Ara had no choice then. She was the Elemental of Spirit. She destroyed her sister's soul, once so white, then gray when ripped, and finally black as she tried to regenerate her body.
sobs racked Ara's slender form, and the lullabye faded away. An arm slipped around her and she turned and buried her face in Lupin's neck. Slowly he rocked her back and forth waiting for her sobs to subside. When they did and crystalline, blue eyes looked up, he couldn't resist.
He kissed her.
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Draco leaned leaned against the wall, and stared blankly at the floor. He couldn't think any more. He could only feel. So when Ginny appeared from nowhere, he couldn't stop himself. He reached out and pulled her into the shadows with him.
"Ginny." he groaned and lowered his lips to hers.
Ginny stood up on tiptoes to wrap her arms around his neck, and kissed him back. She had never felt this way before. Not even with Harry. There was something about Draco that defied reason. And Ginny was willing to give up everything just to be with him like this forever.
The End
A/n Sad that it's over? Don't worry. Look for the sequel Skies of Red coming soon.
Thanx to:
Meg Binks
franthephoenix: thank you for reveiwing every chapter. I feel special. *TwIsTeD_ScRiBe rolls her eyes*
Until the sequel.